Event #68: $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em Day 1 | 2024 World Series of Poker

06-27-2024 13:01 UTC-8

Peters Chips Up

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Calum Grant

Level 3 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

The under-the-gun player made it 900. Tobias Peters called from the cutoff, as did the button.

The original raiser continued for 1,700 on the 9♥5♠2♣ flop. Peters was the only caller.

The under-the-gun player then check-folded to Peters' bet of 3,200 on the J♣ turn.

At the 2023 WSOP Europe, Peters ended his 11-year wait for his first bracelet, as he defeated legend of the felt Barny Boatman in heads-up play to take down Event #7: €1,650 NLH 6-max at King's Resort in Rozvadov.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tobias Peters	40,000 40,000	40,000

Tags: Tobias Peters Barny Boatman

06-27-2024 13:00 UTC-8

Ehsan Amiri

105,000 5,400

06-27-2024 12:59 UTC-8

Laplante Drops One

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Level 3 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

The early position player opened to 800 and Ryan Laplante called from the small blind.

Laplante check-called for 800 on the K♥J♣2♥ flop but folded to a bet of 4,000 on the 6♠ turn.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ryan Laplante	34,000

Tags: Ryan Laplante

06-27-2024 12:58 UTC-8

Sitbon Gets Folded Out; PokerStars' Wiciak in the Mix

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Level 3 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

The middle position player opened to 800, and Winamax ambassador Julien Sitbon called from late position. The big blind also stuck around.

Action checked to Sitbon on the K♥8♣2♥ flop and he bet 600. The big blind got out of the way but the original raiser made it 1,800 and Sitbon conceded the pot.

Sitbon's compatriot Simon Wiciak is also in the field, and he is representing PokerStars after being unveiled as an ambassador at EPT Paris in February.

Wiciak, best known for his EPT Barcelona Main Event triumph in 2023, sat down with the PokerNews team to look back on his memorable EPT run and what it's like to put on the coveted Team Pro patch.

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Player	Chips	Progress
Julien Sitbon	39,000 39,000	39,000

Simon Wiciak	32,000 32,000	32,000

Tags: Julien Sitbon Simon Wiciak

06-27-2024 12:47 UTC-8

Young Tables a Bluff

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Level 3 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Action was caught on the river with 11,200 in the middle on the 7♥6♦5♣5♦10♠ board.

The cutoff fired out 8,500 before Maxwell Young jammed for around 37,000.

The cutoff went deep into the tank and ended up folding. Young slammed his J♠9♠ onto the felt, for just jack-high.

Young made headlines at the 2024 WSOP recently, being on the wrong end of a widely discussed slowroll deep into the $1,500 Monster Stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Maxwell young	60,000 25,000	25,000

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06-27-2024 12:43 UTC-8

More Faces in the Field

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Level 3 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Virgile Turchi	35,000 35,000	35,000
John Juanda	35,000 35,000	35,000
David Kaufmann	35,000 35,000	35,000
Francisco Benitez	35,000
Jake Ripnick	30,000 30,000	30,000

Sundiata DeVore	19,200 19,200	19,200

Level: 3

Blinds: 200/300

Ante: 300

06-27-2024 12:26 UTC-8

Amiri Gets a Knockout via Cooler

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Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

The under-the-gun player played his first hand and opened to 600. Ehsan Amiri three-bet to 1,800 and was called by the small blind. The original raiser pumped it up to 7,500, and only Amiri called.

Amiri called a bet of 8,000 on the 9♠3♠2♣, which brought in the K♠ turn. The under-the-gun player jammed for around 21,000 and was snap-called by Amiri, who covered.

Under-the-Gun: K♦K♣ All in
Ehsan Amiri: A♠J♠

The under-the-gun player turned a set of kings but trailed Amiri's nut-flush. The 5♦ completed the board, giving Amiri the checkmark for the pot and bust out.